olent

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UK/ˈəʊlənt/

adjective

scented

“, Chapter IX Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag “I was preferred to Guido” — when 'tis clear The cup, he quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well?”

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Meanings

adjectiveolent (comparative more olent, superlative most olent)

comparative more olent · superlative most olent

  1. obsoletescented

    , Chapter IX Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag “I was preferred to Guido” — when 'tis clear The cup, he quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well?

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
olfactible

Origin

  1. Latinolens
  2. Englisholent

From Latin olens, present participle of olere (“to smell”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EltonNoltelentoOltenNoletTolen
Cite this entry
APA

olent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olent

MLA

“olent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olent.

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